Hybrid Tea Rose plant named `Lady Lavendar`

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose Plant is provided having double flowers of original even mauve blend. The new variety is particularly suited for use in the beautification of parks and gardens.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of roseplant of Hybrid Tea class which is distinguished from already knownvarieties in this class and color range. The new variety of rose plantwas originated by me by crossing the variety Swarthmore, U.S. Plant Pat.No. 2,444, with the product of the pollination of the variety Paradise,U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,552 and an unnamed seedling.

The present variety has an erect growth habit which is well organizedand balanced. The plant has a double flower of original mauve blendnever before realized that it is even in color and fade resistant. Theplant tolerates heat conditions very well. Because of theabove-mentioned characteristics, the present invention responds to theneeds of the horticultural industry for all uses and, particularly, forpark and garden decoration.

The new variety of rose plant owes its origin to an artificialpollination made between two parents by me in a greenhouse in ChinoCalif. in 1983. The rose plant chosen as the seed parent was the productof the pollination of the patented variety Paradise by an unnamedseedling. The plant chosen as the pollen parent was the patented varietySwarthmore. The operation of artificial pollination thus made isexpressed by the following: (Paradise×unnamed seedling)×Swarthmore.

The seeds resulting from the above-noted pollination were sown and smallplants were obtained. These plants were both physically and biologicallydistinct from one another. After eliminating all the deficient orabnormal subjects whose characteristics deviated from those which werethe object of the research, propagation of the remaining plants wasundertaken. In the course of this study all the varieties weresystematically eliminated, with the exception of the plant closest tothe desired goal.

This rose plant produced double flowers of an original mauve blend colorwhich did not fade. For exhibition purposes, the flowers showed a verynice shape with petals displaying an even color. Technical tests ofasexual propagation by budding, grafting and cuttage were thenundertaken in a greenhouse in Chino, Calif. with the aim of verifyingthe behavior and the productiveness of the created variety. The resultswere conclusive and stressed the importance of this variety with a viewto its industrial exploitation for all uses and more importantly forpark and garden decoration.

The characteristics and properties of the new variety obtained arestable and are transmissible by budding, grafting and cuttage. This newvariety is called the Lady Lavendar variety of hybrid tea rose plant.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying drawing shows in colors as nearly true as it isreasonably possible to attain in color photographs of this nature:defoliated canes with thorns, terminal growth, the flower in variousstages of maturity, detached petals and foliage of the new plant.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following descriptive characteristics of the new variety were takenfrom two (2) year old plants grown in container, budded in Chino, Calif.and observed in April in the green house.

The Pantone Library of Color, 1990 edition is used for theidentification of the colors. The terminology which accompanies thenumbered references proper to this chart has been added to qualify, incommon terms, the corresponding colors.

THE PLANT

Class: Hybrid Tea.

Height: 40-42 l inches.

Habit: Upright.

Branches:

Young stems.--Pantone 370, stained with reddish color.

Adult Wood.--Pantone 371U, yellow green.

Thorns.--Size: Large. Quantity: Moderately numerous. Color: Young stems:Pantone 367U, light green. Adult wood: Pantone 369U, dark green.

Stem length.--14-17 inches.

Leaves:

Stipules.--Adnate, pectinate, wide and dented.

Petioles.--Color: Upper side: Young leaf -- Pantone 382U, light green.Adult leaf -- Pantone 368U, medium green. Under side: Pantone 382U,medium green, smooth.

Leaflets.--Number 5 and 7. Shape: Elliptic. Serration: Single andregular. Texture: Consistent. General effect: Dense, dark green. Color-- young foliage: Upper side: Pantone 370U. Under side: Pantone 368U.Color -- adult foliage: Upper side: Pantone 371U. Under side: Pantone370U.

Inflorescence:

Number of flowers.--Usually 1 flower per stem.

Peduncle.--Length is 21/2" on average.

Sepals.--Color: Upper side; greenish tomentose. Shape: Lanceolate withhairy edges, do not extend beyond bud. Number: Five, simple.

Bud.--Shape: Pointed. Length: 11/8" on average. Size: Medium to large.Color: When opening: Upper side: Pantone 2563U. Under side: Pantone256U.

Flower:

Shape.--When bloom first opens, cup-shaped with upright petals. Whenbloom matures, petals spread and curl back.

Diameter.--31/2" to 4".

Color.--When blooming: Upper side: Pantone 250U. Under side: Pantone2653U. When finishing blooming: Upper side: Pantone 263U. Under side:Pantone 263U.

Fragrance.--Moderate.

Lasting quality.--7 to 10 on the plant, 6 to 8 days when cut, cleanpetal drop.

Petals.--Color: Near point of attachment: Pantone 250U. At point ofattachment: Pantone 251U. Shape: Generally orbicular. Texture:Consistent. Number: 33 on average. Cleaning: Good.

Stamens.--Number: Approx. 160. Anthers: Normal strawlike. Filaments:Regular in height, uniformly located around receptacle.

Pistils.--Number: About 45 outside -- 50-60 bundled together inside as agroup. Stigmas: Normal Style: Regular in height within each group; theinner pistils are smaller than the outer group.

Receptacle.--Medium green, smooth.

Development:

Vegetation.--Vigorous.

Blooming.--Continuous throughout seasons.

Aptitude to bear fruits.--Slight.

Resistance to frost.--Good.

Resistance to disease.--Normal.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plantsubstantially as described and shown herein.